DuPage County Crime
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Constable: Downers Grove Girl Scout wins National Gold Award for creating sex assault databaseOct 08, 2020 5:30 am - A middle school friend's “sexual assault crisis” and the lasting and traumatic effects it had on the girl inspired Therese Malinowski of Downers Grove to make a differen...
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Police release suspect, no charges in Villa Park woman's deathOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Police released a person from custody Wednesday after determining a Villa Park woman fatally stabbed and shot herself on the Northwest Side of Chicago, according to the ...
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Domestic-violence cases up during pandemic, Kane prosecutor saysOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - More cases of domestic violence were filed during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic than during the same period last year, Kane County State's Attorney Joe ...
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Carol Stream man pleads guilty, gets 8 years for drug-induced homicideOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man in 2019. Mark Vecchione, 29, of the 500 block of Canterbur...
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Aurora man faces DUI charge after crashing into Bartlett pondOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora man who crashed into a retention pond in Bartlett early Sunday has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and cited for failure to reduce spe...
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Aurora man convicted of sexually assaulting a childOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - A Kane County jury has convicted an Aurora man of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, authorities announced Monday. Jammal J. Drane, 34, of the 800 block of No...
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Aurora police investigating shooting on city's southeast sideOct 04, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora police are investigating the shooting of a man in a residential area on the city's southeast side, authorities said Saturday on social media. The shooting occurr...
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Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pillsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has issued a warning about overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills bought on the street, DuPage County health authorities said Saturday. The state alerted ...
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'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunmanOct 02, 2020 5:30 am - Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth wasn't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3. He just knew he and his fellow officers neede...
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Couple kept girls as slaves in Aurora, authorities sayOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - A couple from Guatemala illegally entered the United States last year with two girls they used as slaves in Aurora, federal officials say. The older girl, now 17, worked...